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when it is time that you will pick them up or help them and when it isn’t

because you are busy.

As soon as you are finished with your chore, you should reward them for

playing alone or waiting by sitting with them to read a story or playing with

them briefly.

For young babies, they may be carried about in a sling while you do household

chores so that he or she can see what you are doing.

With older children – preschoolers and school-aged children – it is helpful to

teach your child to label his or her emotions and to read bodily signals so that

he or she can implement calm-down strategies on their own.

Sometimes children respond to ideas like a traffic light or mood meter with red

color denoting “time to put on the brakes” or mad or angry feelings and green

or blue colors for feeling calm or focused.

Other children respond well to thinking about their engine is running.

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